Maria Jose Marin Wins the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur
2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion Maria Jose Marin of Colombia lifts the Augusta National Women's Amateur Trophy. Photograph by Augusta National Women's Amateur
Maria Jose Marin set a new Championship record by two strokes with a 14-under 202 to win the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
With this win, Marin becomes the first champion to represent Latin America in the history of the event as well as the first Colombian to win at Augusta National Golf Club.
The No. 7 amateur in the world, Marin started the final round trailing by one stroke and was three-under on the day through the first nine holes. A 20-foot par save at the par-4 10th hole kept her in contention before a quadruple bogey seven by 36-hole leader Asterisk Talley (T-4) at the par-3 12th – combined with a birdie by Marin at the 13th – catapulted Marin into the outright lead.
After adding another birdie on No. 16, the University of Arkansas junior narrowly missed a long birdie putt on No. 18, tapped in, and finished the final round with a 68 to become the second player in Championship history to shoot three rounds in the 60s (65–69–68).
The 19-year-old joins Jennifer Kupcho, Tsubasa Kajitani, Anna Davis, Rose Zhang, Lottie Woad and Maria Jose Marin as Augusta National Women’s Amateur champions.
Maria Jose Marin Quotes
On her embrace with her family after winning...
"When I got off of 18, of course my mom and my dad were there. We talked about it yesterday, not a lot, but we talked about what would happen if you win? I was like, I want you both out on the green. I want you there because I want you to be the first ones I hug."On what the victory means for Colombia and Mexico...
"Of course this is a win for my country and just beyond proud to represent them. I am half Mexican too, so it is with great pride that I represent Mexico in the bottom of my heart too. I can just say dream big. Never give up on your dreams. I would never, ever think that I was going to be right here right now, but it's just because all of my hard work and my perseverance and the love that I have for the game."On her tee shot on No. 12...
“So my plan on 12 was going to the middle of the green down the left. Of course the ball didn't turn down the left, it turned straight to the pin, and I think I got tricked with the wind because I felt it off my back. I think I've been kind of a victim of Amen Corner now because definitely gust of wind, it totally tricked me. It was into the wind; it was not downwind. When my ball stayed there -- I think it's a miracle that my ball stayed there. I just kind of have to make par and walk away out of here because this just happens once.”On her approach shot into No. 13 green...
"On 13 I had around 190 into the pin, and from the crowds from behind, I knew it was going to be pretty close. Originally I had a plan to lay up into the hole and just have a wedge in, but I was kind of feeling my momentum and I was hitting the ball pretty, pretty solid. I just told Mr. Darren, I'm going for it. It's now or never, I'm going for it. It was perfect."On the Augusta National Women's Amateur...
"I think Augusta -- well, the tournament's growth, Augusta National Women's Amateur growth, exponentially it just went up incredible. Since the tournament was made, it was broadcast on TV. It was accessible for all the people to watch and all the little kids to watch. Back home we knew about the tournament, but we didn't know a lot until we watched the last round. It was extremely inspirational for everyone. For my dad, he was the one that says, well, I think that tournament seems pretty good. We're going to do everything that's on our hands to get you in. I think, same as me, a lot of other Latinas and Colombians are hoping and dreaming of being here."
Talley hit her tee shot into the back bunker at the 12th and put her recovery in Raes Creek. She then dropped and did the same thing again before eventually getting up-and-down after a drop on the tee side of the stream.
“I’m just a little emotional, not only because I didn’t get it done today, but also just everyone is so supportive,” Talley said. “It’s hard when they have to watch that and see you not do well or not accomplish what you wanted. I still played fine today, even though that one hole just kind of got me.
“Other than that, it doesn’t define me as a golfer. I know what kind of player I am.”
Talley was bogey-free for 58 holes until the 11th hole. What happened next was a killer..
“I didn’t think I would have to be in that situation at all,” Talley said. “It shows how hard that hole is and how much it has messed up other people as well. Obviously, it’s tough from any position if you’re not on the green.”
Miscellaneous
Marin becomes the first Augusta National Women's Amateur champion to win after missing the cut the previous year. Her four-stroke victory matches Jennifer Kupcho (2019) for the largest margin of victory in Championship history.
Marin led the field in bogey avoidance (three) and tied for first in birdies or better (17). She had just one three-putt all week.
Runner-up Andrea Revuelta began the final round five strokes back from the lead after finishing even in the second round but rallied to shoot 68 in the final round and finish at 10-under 206.
Five players shot 68 at Augusta National (Marin, Andrea Revuelta, Soomin Oh, Yunseo Yang and World No. 1 ranked amateur Kiara Romero).
